Lord Byron

"Are we aware of our obligations to a mob? It is the mob that labor in your fields and serve in your houses - that man your navy, and recruit your army - that have enabled you to defy the world, and can also defy you when neglect and calamity have driven them to despair. You may call the people a mob; but do not forget that a mob too often speaks the sentiments of the people."

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Source: Lord Byron (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Lord Byron (Illustrated)”, p.3042, Delphi Classics

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Lord Byron

Lord Byron

Poet, Novelist

Lord Byron was a British poet and leading figure of the Romantic movement, known for his passionate works like 'Don Juan' and 'Childe Harold's Pilgrimage.'

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